Navigating Complex Object Usage: Examples and Exercises

1. Complex Object And how to use it

2. Complex Object • want me • expect you • should like him • would like her to do something it us them

3. Make sentences • Parents want (don’t want) their children… • be polite • tell the truth • help about the house • tell a lie • be too noisy • go to the disco alone • be selfish

4. Make sentences 2. I would (wouldn’t ) like my friend… • let me down • stand by me • talk problems through • be interested in my problems • be there for me • have fun with me • keep secrets

5. Make sentences 3. Teachers usually expect (don’t expect) their pupils… • be hard-working • be honest • do their homework • run in the classroom • be lazy • talk during the lesson

6. Choose the correct answer 1. My parentsalways want … the washing up. a) that I did; b) me; c) me to do 2. Our teacher would like … down everything she says. a) that we must write; b) us to write; c) us write 3. We expected our friends … fast for a while. a) to move; b) moved; c) will move 4. I want… to the stadium next week. a) my friend go; b) to go my friend; c) my friend to go 5. Her relatives want Mary … the poem by heart. a) learning; b) to learn; c) learnt